Stephen Constantine

Infobox Football biography
playername = Stephen Constantine


fullname = Stephen Phillip Constantine
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1962|10|16|df=yes
cityofbirth = London
countryofbirth = England
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position = Manager
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manageryears = 1994–1995
1995–1996
1998–1999
1999–2001
2002–2005
2007–2008
managerclubs = Achilleas FC
APEP FC
APEP FC
Nepal
India
Malawi

Stephen Phillip Constantine (born 16 October 1962 in London, England [http://www.stephenconstantine.co.uk/ Constantine's official website] , accessed 2nd February 2007 ] ) is an English football manager who was most recently the manager of Malawi's national side, a position he held from February 2007 to April 2008. He has previously managed the national teams of Nepal and India.

Biography

Stephen Phillip Constantine was born on 16 October 1962 to a Cypriot father and an English mother , and he was raised both in Cyprus and England . He is married with three daughters .

Career

USA

He began his career in 1989 as an assistant coach at CW Post College, before moving onto being Academy Director of New York Freedom in 1990; he left in 1992. During 1991-1992, he was also an assistant coach for the New York State Select Team.

Cyprus

In 1992, he moved to Cyprus and was assistant coach for two years at Apollon Limassol FC, before becoming manager at Achilleas FC in 1994. In 1995, he became manager at APEP FC, before moving onto AEL FC in 1996 to take up a position as both Director of Youth and Goalkeeping Coach. He returned to APEP FC in 1998.

Nepal

In 1999, Constantine was appointed manager of the Nepal national team, a position which he held until 2001.

Bournemouth

In 2001, Constantine became Assistant Director of the Centre of Excellence of AFC Bournemouth. He stayed at the club until 2002.

India

In 2002, Constantine was appointed manager of the Indian national team, a position which he held until 2005. Constantine enjoyed great success in India, and is lauded as a hero in the country. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3283523.stm|title=Constantine's rising stock|accessdate=2008-04-17|date=2003-11-19|author=Stuart Roach|publisher=BBC]

In his first tournament in charge, he won the LG Cup against Vietnam. The improvements were again apparent at the Asian Games in Busan South Korea, where India were only denied a place in the last eight by a single goal. Constantine then took the U-18s to the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland and on to Wales to compete for the Ian Rush Trophy, which they won by upsetting Botafogo of Brazil 3-0 in the final. Although India failed to qualify for the 2004 Asian Cup, the senior team shone in a silver medal-winning performance in the inaugural Afro Asian Games, with victories over Rwanda and Zimbabwe (then 85 places ahead of India in the world rankings) along the way, losing in the final by just 1-0 to Uzbekistan. Meanwhile, both the U-17 and U-20 teams reached the AFC Youth Championships in 2004.

Millwall

In September 2005, Constantine returned to England to become first-team coach at Millwall F.C.. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/4528378.stm|title=Passage from India|accessdate=2008-04-17|date=2005-12-14|author=Ian Hughes|publisher=BBC] He stayed at the club for the remainder of the 2005-2006 season, as Millwall were relegated to League One.

Malawi

Constantine was appointed manager of the Malawi national team on February 2 2007. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/6323801.stm|title=Constantine named as Malawi coach|accessdate=2008-04-17|date=2007-02-02|author=Aubrey Sumbuleta|publisher=BBC] Malawi lost their first six international matches under his management, followed by victories against Swaziland and Namibia and a 2-1 victory over Mozambique in the African Nations Cup and he resigned in April 2008 following Malawi's failure to qualify for the 2009 African Nations Championship; Malawi lost 1-0 to Mozambique in a first round, second leg qualifying match on Sunday 13 April 2008. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7352235.stm|title=Constantine dumps Malawi|accessdate=2008-04-17|date=2008-04-17|author=Aubrey Sumbuleta|publisher=BBC] [cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/sports_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=132396|title=Football: African Nations Championship|accessdate=2008-04-17|date=2008-04-13|author=|publisher=www.olympic.org]

Qualifications

He holds UEFA Pro Licence, an FA Psychology Award and an FA Coach Educator's Certificate, and is also a FIFA Instructor.

References

External links

* [http://www.stephenconstantine.co.uk/ Official website]